You are invited to join us for a documentary screening and panel discussion on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm in Oriental Hall, AUC Tahrir Square Campus, downtown.
Students from TVDJ 5290 Special Topics: Documentary Filmmaking course together with their instructor, Prof. Lena El Ghadban, will screen two documentary films about Egypt's 1919 Revolution. The documentaries come in time for the 1919 Revolution as well as AUC's Centennial taking place in 2019.
Renowned film and docudrama director Enaam Mohamed Ali will participate in the panel discussion to present her comments to the graduates.
Event is hosted by Dr. Hussein Amin, Director of the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, the American University in Cairo, and Dr. Alaa ElDin Adris, Associate Provost for Research, Innovation and Creativity, the American University in Cairo.
More about the films:
1- 1919 Revolution
This documentary retells the story of the 1919 Revolution through the stories of real people who participated in it. The documentary features re-enactments of scenes depicting some of the key characters of the 1919 Revolution.
The students tell the story of the revolution through the narration of a grandfather to his grandson.
Hadeer Gamil: Script writing, shooting & lighting
Ahmed Atef: Video editing, shooting, directing
Hany Mehnna: Shooting, lighting & directing
2- 1919 and Culture
This documentary attempts to express how 1919 was an example of a revolution that had a great influence on the arts and culture of a nation, as well as how Egyptians expressed their voices through art (chants, songs, poems, theatre, cinema, etc..)
The students document this era through art especially music and literature.
Ahmed Zaki Osman: Research, script writing & interviewing
Heba Fouad: Interviewing, shooting & video editing
Mansorat Kamal: Shooting & video editing
Nour El Bastawisy: Script writing & interviewing
*This event is open to the public. Picture ID required for entry. AUC is a tobacco-free campus. For more information, email tvdj@aucegypt.edu
